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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism , opposition to totalitarianism , and support of democratic socialism .
The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he...
9. Juni 2024 · George Orwell (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949).
George Orwell (* 25. Juni 1903 in Motihari, Bihar, Britisch-Indien als Eric Arthur Blair; † 21. Januar 1950 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Essayist und Journalist . Von 1921 bis 1927 war er Beamter der britischen Kolonialpolizei in Birma. 1936 nahm er auf republikanischer Seite am Spanischen Bürgerkrieg teil.
– The English author, journalist and essayist George Orwell (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, died seventy years ago today at the age of forty-six in a hospital bed in University College Hospital, London where he was being treated for tuberculosis.
2. Nov. 2018 · Orwell died a month later on January 21 1950. He had stipulated a Church of England funeral, which Powell organized for him with Muggeridge’s help, dealing with undertakers and persuading the vicar of Christ Church in Albany Street (the Powells’ parish church, although neither had ever attended) to conduct the service.
By now Orwell's health was deteriorating and he died of tuberculosis on 21 January 1950.
